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The many generations who have lived on Bean's Farm along Big Timber Road in Hampshire have never allowed obstacles to keep them from attaining success. Tim Bean, who currently owns Bean's Farm with his wife, Grace, said his ancestor, JW Bean, came to this area in 1863. It was the time of the Civil War, which lasted from 1861 to 1865. The Village of Hampshire was not incorporated until 1876. "He originally purchased a small cabin on a farm site," Tim said. "By the time he returned from New Hampshire with his family, the cabin had burned down and they had to start over. The legend is that they, or maybe the carpenters, first built the granary and lived in that...

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